Hackers Hit Comcast

Internet Comcast Hackers took over and defaced Comcast Corp.'s Web portal for several hours overnight leaving a cryptic message on the site that the company's 14.1 million subscribers use to access e-mail news and technical support.

by Associated Press

Published: Thu, May 29, 2008 - 12:40 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, May 29, 2008 - 12:48 pm CST

Hackers take over Comcast portal for several hours
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers took over and defaced Comcast Corp.'s Web portal for several hours overnight, leaving a cryptic message on the site that the company's 14.1 million subscribers use to access e-mail, news and technical support.

The front page of Comcast.net went down shortly before 11 p.m. EDT Wednesday and was replaced with a note saying the hackers had "RoXed" Comcast, according to postings at BroadbandReports.com.

Comcast spokeswoman Jennifer Khoury said late Thursday morning that the hijacking had been reversed, but some users were still unable to access Comcast.net and Web-based e-mail.

There was no indication that e-mail or other private information was compromised by the attack, Comcast said.

The hackers appeared to have seized control of the Comcast.net domain name at registrar Network Solutions Inc. and redirected it to other servers, Khoury said.

"We have alerted law enforcement authorities and are working in conjunction with them," Khoury said.

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misschinkedork Says:

Sat, May 31, 2008 at 11:22 am

THanks to all the sweet people!!!!! My husband fixed it.We had to disconnect java…......

carl Says:

Sat, May 31, 2008 at 6:02 am

try clicking on control panel,then internet options,then browsing history,select delete temporary internet files,then cookies.close the window and then scan for a virus or malware(assuming you have virus protection) if you have either it usually gives the option to fix or contain.check to see if you have two firewalls (internet options) virus protection program and windows. if both active for some reason,could block access to some sites.since you are able to post here,your modem is probably ok. Do a cold shut down(turn the power off for about a minute). Start back up! you’ll have to sign back in on all the sites you visit. If nothing changes call comcast to see if they still have problems. I’ve had changes made in some of my settings when i have made a download from a site without knowing it, or automatic updates. At least your pc should be a little faster after cleaning out all the temporary files and old cookies. good luck.

misschinkedork Says:

Sat, May 31, 2008 at 2:34 am

I don’t need a service tech to come out here.That’s so stupid.

misschinkedork Says:

Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:52 am

I like my user name and I am far from racist.Have you thought that I may be asian with my user name? Don’t jump to conclusions. Thank You,MissChinkEdork

mustuknow Says:

Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:16 am

KxVx,

Get a life. There is no place for your racial slurs on here. Secondly if her internet has been down for two weeks I would think that most likely she has a hardware problem (possibly with her modem) and would need to have a service tech come out and diagnois and fix her problem.

It is sad that a simple story about computers has to turn into a all out racial riot. KxVx find something constructive to do with your time. (Maybe a therapist would be helpful)

rabidpooh Says:

Fri, May 30, 2008 at 6:36 am

Why must we assume her name is a racial slur? You are obiously looking for an excuse to start trouble. When I saw it, I didn’t think anything of it. But I agree, she does at least need to call tech support!

w441 Says:

Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:33 am

Actually their home page is working, but the forums and many of the links are still down.

KxVx Says:

Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Miss<racialslur>Dork, I gotta start by saying I hate your user name, but Comcast.net is working just fine right now. My best suggestion is to change your username and call Comcast.

misschinkedork Says:

Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:07 pm

i still can’t get on comcast.net…....mine has been down for 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!what do i do??????????????????